Waller is ready to put the finishing touches on one of the greatest individual seasons in franchise history, needing only seven catches Sunday to establish a franchise record.
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Ryan Fitzpatrick replaced Miami starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with 9:47 to play and engineered three scoring drives — including the game-winning one in the final minute.
Chargers rookie quarterback Justin Herbert grew up in Eugene, Oregon, watching Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota star at the University of Oregon,
Jonathan Taylor ran for a career-high 150 yards on Sunday during 44-27 victory to spearhead a team output of 212 rushing yards, a season high.
The Portland Trail Blazers superstar is enjoying the Raiders’ resurgence — albeit from afar — as he prepares for the 2020-21 NBA season.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden said he spoke to linebacker Cory Littleton and noted that “he seems to be feeling fine” after relegation to the team’s Reserve/COVID-19 list.
Brady was near perfect, accounting for five TDs during a 45-20 victory for his upstart Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.
Abram has played 241 defensive snaps, per Football Outsiders — tops among Raiders defensive backs through four games.
The memo said players are forbidden from attending events away from their training facility, such as Monday’s Darren Waller Foundation event.
At 29, Nevin Lawson is an elder statesman of Raiders cornerbacks. He replaces Damon Arnette, who had thumb surgery and is out six to eight weeks.
Miller has allowed only two pressures in 2020, good for a Pro Football Focus grade of 80.1 — 10th among offensive tackles.
The NFL approved artificial crowd noise during the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic, but it can’t exceed 70 decibels.
Hill is the fourth Pocatello native to play in the NFL in the league’s 100-year history and is flourishing with the Saints as one of its most unique players
The 26-year-old Jalen Richard scored his first career touchdown in a Raiders’ victory over the Saints in 2016.
Matt Rhule coached at Baylor last year with defensive coordinator Phil Snow, who hasn’t worked in the NFL since 2008. Offensive coordinator Joe Brady was at LSU.